Chambers and McGee-Stafford Selected Women’s Basketball Players of the Week

March 04, 2013

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Brittany Chambers (K-State) and Imani McGee-Stafford (Texas) were selected for Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball weekly honors, as chosen by a media panel. Chambers earned her fifth career weekly award and first of the season. McGee-Stafford picked up freshman honors for the sixth time.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the WeekBrittany Chambers, K-State, G, Sr, Jordan, Minn.Brittany Chambers became the first player in the 45-year history of K-State women's basketball to record consecutive 30-point games, as she led K-State to a win in its regular season home finale on Saturday against Texas Tech and recorded a career-high performance at West Virginia last Tuesday. The senior guard averaged 33.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two games while shooting .591 (26-of-44) from the field. Chambers registered a career-high 36 points on 14-of-25 shooting, including a 6-of-10 effort from beyond the arc at West Virginia. She also hauled in eight rebounds and dished out three assists. Her point total was the highest against a conference opponent in school history. She followed with 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting along with nine rebounds against Texas Tech. Chambers is tied for the K-State record with five games of 30 or more points in a career.

Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshman of the WeekImani McGee-Stafford, Texas, C, Los Angeles, Calif.Imani McGee-Stafford averaged 15 points and nine rebounds in Texas' games last week while shooting .636 (14-of-22) from the field. She posted her 12th double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds in a win over TCU. Against Oklahoma State, McGee-Stafford came within one block of tying the all-time freshman record of 69.